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Genie wiring help

Sorry for all the questions, trying to decide on whether to go with DTV.

The house I'm in has had DTV before. It has the slimline dish and 2 coax lines running to one room and one coax running to another room.

If I want to install the whole home dvr Genie in one room and one mini in another...all HD...how many coax lines do I have to have running to each receiver? I want the mini wired, not wireless. I assume two to the Genie and one to the mini, just as it is wired now?

Instead of running an Ethernet cable to each tv, if your router is near a DTV box just split the cable and connect a DTV Cinema Connection module to your router. The Internet will flow to all of your receivers over the existing coax.

Instead of running an Ethernet cable to each tv, if your router is near a DTV box just split the cable and connect a DTV Cinema Connection module to your router. The Internet will flow to all of your receivers over the existing coax.

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Why split the line? The one ethernet to the Genie would do the same. If it can be done this would be the best thing to do.

Because if the box next to router is not a Genie, you would need a DECA BB

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Do you just try and get your post count up or what? You just said the same thing a few post up about running ethernet to the Genie. Why split the line if you don't have to is what I said and he already said he only wants one Genie so if he can run ethernet then it is the best connection.

Do you just try and get your post count up or what? You just said the same thing a few post up about running ethernet to the Genie. Why split the line if you don't have to is what I said and he already said he only wants one Genie so if he can run ethernet then it is the best connection.

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But if he wants to use a DECA BB, then a splitter is needed. I answer the Q about why the need for a splitter.